Treatment table



. may 16,1927. 1,628,369

M. R. M BURNEY TREATMENT TABLE Filed Sept. 8, 1924 INVENTOR:

' NA TTHEW E. NcBl/RNEz Patented May 10, 1927.

UNITED STATES MATTHEW R. MQBURNEY, 013 LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

TREATMENT TABLE.

' Application filed September This invention relates to devices. used by physicians and the like professionals for treating and readjusting abnormal conditions in the human body; and especially for therapeutic treatments of the organs.

One of the objects of this invention'is to provide a device by which a traction operation may be applied to a patient.

Another object is to provide a table with tilting top portions to which a patient can beheld to receive traction massages by the tilting and straightening actions of the tiltable tops.

Another object is to provide a device by which a patient canbe supported for traction massages.

Another object is to provide adjustments by which patients of different sizes can be treated on such a traction table.

Other objects will appear from the following description and appended claim as well as from the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a front elevation of traction mechanism tiltably supported on a frame structure, the frame structure being shown in longitudinal vertical section, the front side of the frame having been cut off so'that the mechanism may be more clearly observed.

Fig. 2 is a top plan View of a treatment table embodying the invention, .having a slightly modified body attachment.

Fig. 3 is a cross-section through one of the table tops showing arm-supports in side elevation. I

Fig. 4: is a fragmentary detail front elevation of controlling mechanism for the modified body attachment shown in Fig. 2.

invention are the yielding inter-connected The principal features involved in this 8, 192a. Serial No. 736,570.

.counections 8 and 9, any tilting movement or and is also hingedly connected as indicated at 14 at. its other termination to a suitable connection on the under side of the tiltable top 7. Though illustrated as hingedly connected, it must be understood-that this yielding interconnection can be made in'other similar suitable form, aspivotally or byinterengaged loops on the ends of the linkmembers. a

By this double pivot connection 13.. and 14, the link members can be moved to the position indicated in dotted lines at 16 when the tiltable tops are moved to the positions indicated in dotted lines at 17 and 18;

A'patient disposed on these tiltable tops may receive bending treatments and other treatments practicable on such tilting tops."

5 for adjustments in a vertical direction' This top 'piece may be set as by set-screws at apoint indicated; at 21 to bring the top surface of the top member 19' at a desired height ito'serve as a cooperatingor counteracting member in relation to the tilting tops for certain treatments.

A patient treated on the tilting tops, when the tilting tops collapse or tilt to the positions indicated at 17 and 18, may receive counteracting treatments when touching or hitting the comparatively stationary adjusted top member 19.

For automatic and somewhat continuous nected to the larger one of the gears so that the rotary mot-ion of the gears may produce an up and a downward movement of the top 7.

To produce a combination of traction treatments together with the above-described treatments. suitable supporting and fasteninc means are provided on the tilting tops.

To treat a patient with traction massages, a certain part of the body of the patient is preferably held stationary to one of the tiltin; tops. Upright members 2a are illus trated in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, of a liorm that may be disposed in the arm-pits ot a patient. To make these uprights adjustable so that they may be applied in the arm-pits of patients of different chest widths, the uprights are mounted slidably crosswise to the table top as indicated at 225 in Figs. 1 and 3. hen so slidably mounted in relation to the tiltable top 6, these uprights 2% form the comparatively rigid and stationary parts in relation to which other mechanism must be adjusted to it the difierent body lengths of diflierent patients. For holding the head of a patient to the tilting top 6, a brace 26 is provided with a number of books 9-7. A strap 28 is provided of a form that may be applied under the chin of a patient. This strap 28 is provided with a suitable number of links 29 by which the strap may be ad just-ably attached to the brace 26 in relation to the body supports 24.

A vaist strap 30 is provided by which the lower extremities of a patient may be held to the second tilting top 7.

Tn Fig. 1 this waist strap is applied to a brace 31 that is provided on the turthermost end of the tilting top 7.

In Figs. 2 and 4- a slightly modified term of waistattachment is illustrated. lho waist strap 39 is provided with side straps and 34 that are connected to an adiustalfile brace 35. The adjustable brace 35 is made in the form of two uprights on opposite sides of the tilting top 7 mounted jointly on a common shaft 36 on the under side of the table top 7. A toothed segment member 87 is pro vided on one of the inprights by which the inter-connected uprights may be adjusted for lengthwise adjustments of the waist belt 32 in relation to the table tops. The toothed segment member canbe held in adjusted position by a pawl 37.

While a patient is held to the tilting table tops 6 and 7 by the body supports 24, head strap 28, and the waist bolt, the patient is bound to receive traction massages on each straigl'itening of the table tops. By adjusting the waist belt in lengthwise direction of the table top by means of the straps 38 of the form illustrated in Fig. 1, or by means of the segment adjustment of the form illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3, the traction massages can be intensified as may be considered necessary or required by the attending physician or the like professional.

It must be understood that the end of the waist-belt is merely in form of a stripor string tied to the member 31, as illustrated in Fig. 1, and that such a strip or string can be of any length to allow a suitable or required lengthening of the lower end of the waist belt so that the waist-strap 30 may be applied around the middle otany person re- {Iardless ot how tall such a person is.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

In a treatment table, a top made in sec tions certain of the sections being swingably mounted for .swin rilip actions in a Vertical plane in opposite directions yieldingly connected at adjoiningedges in spaced relation, another top section having means for vertical adjustment to form a. comparatively stationary part between the opposite swing:- ing pa rts, supports spaced troni the opposite ends oi the whole tabli and from the said adjoining edges, operating: means in operalive connection with one of the lllSl'l1llTl@d top sections by which the cormected top may. he tilted alternately with the near ends of the oppositely swinging sections moving simul taneously up and down. past the said stationary part, and attaching meansfirmly mounted on the free swinging ends of the said sections for holding a patient to the swinging parts while partly resting on the said stationary part. i

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have si ned my name.

MATTHEW a. MoBURNEY. 

